Triple entry posting board



Nov. 10, 1953 F. J. KRAEMER, JR 2,658,774

TRIPLE ENTRY POSTING BOARD Filed Feb. 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. 1 25a JKFAEMEf, (I?

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Patented Nov. 10, 1953 TRIPLE ENTRY POSTING BOARD Fred J. Kraemer, Jr., Tarrytown, N. Y., assignor to Dennison & Sons, Long Island City, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application February 8, 1951, Serial No. 209,965

Claims.

This invention relatesto posting boards and more particularly to a triple entry posting board for recording pay roll data.

Because of the several taxes and withholding provisions applied against wages, the complicity of keeping records has greatly increased in the last few years. The time required for keeping records has become an important factor and systems and means for reducing this cost are of definite interest to all employers.

It is customary for pay roll data to be entered on three records, namely (1) the pay roll register, (2) the employee earning record, and (3) the employee earning statement ordinarily attached to the employees check or cash statement.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pay roll posting board capable of holding the three record forms or blanks in proper alignment such that with the aid of a reproducing carbon mask and hot wax carbon on duplicate copy,

a single writing suffices to fill in each of the three forms simultaneously.

Another object is to provide a pay roll posting board which is small or compact, easy to store,

capable of fitting in conventional center desk drawers and capable of use in limited areas on .desk tops.

Another object is to provide a board of the above mentioned character which provides a permanent writing line in a natural comfortable position, thus providing ease and comfort in use.

. Broadly considered, the posting board of the invention comprises a baseboard for supporting a second duplicate form of substantially the same width as the base, a locking means for holding said form in alignment on said board, a plate special feature of the invention is hollow and is provided with a slit or opening in the top surface substantially at the back end thereof through which the large second duplicate form twice the length of the base can extend and be curved under and back toward the front of the base from which it can be removed through an opening in the front vertical face of the hollow base. When said form is first placed on the base for the initial entry, the bottom end of the form may be 2 curved around the front top surface of the base and inserted in the front opening thereof.

A second feature lies in the arrangement whereby the necessity for large sheets of carbon paper or large carbon coated surfaces are avoided. The writing is transferred to the first duplicate by means of a narrow carbon paper strip, preferably of the window type, which can be locked in position over the permanent writing line on the same pegs used for holding the original form in alignment.

The second duplication may be accomplished by the printing of a strip of reproducing carbon on the back of the first duplicate form.

With reference to the accompanying drawing wherein the invention is illustrated only in its preferred embodiment, Figure 1 is a top perspective view, Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is like Figure 1 except that forms and carbon paper are in place on the board. On the drawing there is shown a posting board having a baseboard I01 preferably of wedge shape, lower at the front edge than at the back edge for greater convenience during use. The board is preferably of hollow construction and is open across the front edge thereof as shown at l I.

This board is adapted to support a payroll register form or any second duplicate form which contains a series of horizontal lines suitable for the entry of employees names or other data in a column at or near the left hand margin thereof. A means is provided in connection with said board for moving said form on the base stepwise on its top surface toward the back of the base. This stepwise movement is preferably accomplished by a roller [2, mounted within said hollow board beneath a slot [3 in the baseboard and extending across the same and being of a length required to admit the said form. At its end, the roller I2 is provided with a series of peripheral posts l4 adapted to fit in a corresponding series of holes along the said margins of the form, whereby rotation of the roller moves the form. A spring with roller i5 is attached within the base and coacts with said posts in such manner as to cause stepwise or line by line movement of said form.

The base is provided with a curved guide or fin I6 adapted to cause the said form after breaking contact with the roller to curve down and back in the direction of the front opening ll of the board. Strippers H on the extreme ends (shown only at one end) of the roller are provided to prevent the pay roll register sheet from adhering to and remaining on the roller. The top surface of the board adjacent the slot 13 is provided with a hinged guide bar I8 adapted at its free edge to rest on the roller I2 and to hold the said form down over the posts [4. The said bar is provided with slots 19 at points adjacent the posts M to avoid contact between the same. A tab or lever 20 is connected to the end of this hinged guide bar to facilitate lifting the same.

On top of the baseboard there is a plate 2i having a cut away portion or opening 22 adapted to receive a check or a cash statement madeout in the name of the employee, to which is attached as an integral part a statement of the given em;

ployees earnings and deductions forapay period;

This plate is preferably hinged to the baseboardat the back edge thereof as shown. 7

The plate, as illustrated, is of less width than the baseboard and is adapted to leave anexposed portion for the entry of the employees names at ornearthemargin of. the pay. roll register form or second duplicate. form. For special applications, where greater adaptability is preferredor necessary the plate mayextendboth ways to cover over the cut away or opening therein, suchmeans suitably being composed of two or more posts 23 as shown, adapted to. fit. into correspondingly placed holesiin. the margin of. the said. earnings record form.

In-utilizing thedevice of the present; invention as a pay roll posting. board, the first step involves lifting the plate 2i and the bar 18, next inserting the top edgeof the pay roll register form under the bar la in such manner as to cause the posts Mat both ends of the rollerto engage the cor-respondingseriesof. holesin the sides of the said-for-m. The bar is. then permitted to rest on-theform therebyto holdithe same against the roller. Then the plate 2| is. swung down and V permittedto rest. on-the face of the form onthe surface ofthe baseboard;

A check or cash statement to which is attached as an-integral part a statement: of earnings and deductions is then placed in the opening. ZZwhere it is held in alignment betweenzthe four. edgesof the plate surrounding the opening. The check or-- cash statement has a. duplicating: carbon film coating on its back behindthe lineon which the payroll data will be entered.

A strip of carbonpaper, preferably of the ,windowtype, is then-placed ontop of the employees statement of earnings. and deductions and is-pref erably kept in alignment by holes in the end thereof inserted-overthe aligningposts 23; Finally'theindividual employee earningsrecord form which is of substantially the samewidth as the plate 2i isplaced on top ofsuch, plate and.is held inalignment also by the posts 23.

On each pay day or at'each pay roll posting time, the register form is placed on the board and the knob controlling the roller turned until the first employees name appears oppositethe upper post 23 which is the permanent writing line. The employees check orcash statement and-the employees earnings record of this first employee whose name is opposite the writing line are placed onthe. form. hereinbefore described and theentryof the data is accomplished by-writing on-thesingle line. The two individual recordsare nextwremoved and the. knob.controllingthe roller is turned to bring the second employees name opposite the writing line. Thereupon the two individual forms for the second employee are placed in position and the writing entered thereon as before. This process is continued until the records have been entered for each of the employees of the organization or until a new pay roll register form is required for the additional employees. On each subsequent pay roll posting date new register forms and new employees checks or cash statements are used but the same employee earnings record formused at the time of the previous entry is again used and aligned on the plate 2| by means of. the posts-.2 3 .entering pref orations along the lefthand margin of the said earnings record orm.

For" organizations having many employees it is desirable that pay roll register forms be employed which are considerably longer than the posting board. When such forms are used and initially placed, on the board the bottom; part whichprotrudes in front of the board. may be curved under the front surface of theboardaand tucked in the slot II in the face of the board. With this arrangement as many as 3.6 andsometimes more employees, names may be entered on a single sheet.

Withreference to Figure 3,,the board-isshown with the forms in place thereon. The: payroll register form 24 is shown on the baseboard-and the top part thereof. extends through the slot over the roller into the interior of the boardiand returns towardthe front edge ofthe same.

The check and individualearning record.2;5.uis shownin place in the opening 22: and it: isheld in place by. the edgesof the opening.

Over topof this employees copy. ofthe: earnings record there is shown a strip .of carbon paper 26 which is held in place by perforationstherein fitting over the two lower pins or posts. 23: Finally. the original; or employers. copy. of the..individual earnings record form 21 is shown mounted .on top:of;the plate 21 andzis also held'inplace by the posts 23; Thisform is a twelve Week recordiandis placedone line higher for each successive week it isemployed. The lowest. postv 23 on the board is opposite the permanent;writing While theinstant; construction is adapted primarily as a pay roll posting board, it maybe em.- ployed for posting inventory control, internal audit features, accounts receivable-andeven accounts payable.

It-should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific arrangements shown'but-that it extends to all equivalentarrangements of parts and configurations which will occur to those skilled'in the art upon consideration of the general tenor of the disclosure or ofthe scope of the claims appendedhereto.

I claim:

1. A triple entryposting' board having a stationary writing base comprising, a relatively flat hollow stationary'baseboard having a slot in the upper surface thereof adapted to receive asec 0nd duplicate form when moved from-its normal writing position. supported on saidupper surface, a roller adjacent to said slot mounted within said. board, pin means: on said roller. for grippingsaid form on said roller, S3sidfOl'm .haI/ ing aseries of marginalholes'for engaging, said pin means, means on saidiboardpoacting, with said-roller for holdingthe said form on-said-pins and roller, a plate on topiof:saidboardattached to sul des.- her q ofiarw dth ess than haf of the board and having a cut out or open portion adapted to receive and hold a first duplicate form on top of said board in a single position in relation to said board, and means on said plate for holding a strip of carbon paper and for locking an original form in an alignedposition on top of said plate and over the cut out or op ing therein. a

2. A triple entry posting board having a stationary writing base comprising a relatively flat hollow stationary baseboard having a. slot in the upper surface thereof adapted to receive a second duplicate form when moved from its normal writing position supported on said upper surface, a roller adjacent to said slot mounted within said board, pin means on said roller adjacent the ends thereof for gripping said form on said roller, said form having a series of marginal holes for engaging said pin means, bar means hinged to the said board with a free edge thereof resting on said roller for holding the said form on said pins and roller, a plate on top of said board attached to an edge thereof, of a width less than that of the board and having a cut out or open portion adapted to receive and hold a first duplicate form on top of said board in a single position in relation to said board, and means on said plate for holding a strip of carbon paper and for locking an original form in an aligned position on top of said plate and over the cut out or opening therein.

3. A triple entry posting board having a permanent writing line comprising a relatively flat Wedge-shaped hollow stationary baseboard having a slot in the upper surface near the back edge thereof adapted to receive a second duplicate form when moved from its normal Writing position supported on said upper surface, a roller mounted within said baseboard below said slot, pin means on said roller adjacent the ends thereof for gripping the second duplicate form on said roller, a curved guiding means in said baseboard being arranged adjacent the slot and roller for directing said form within the baseboard in the opposite direction from its movement on the top thereof, said roller and pin means being adapted to move said form across the face of the baseboard upon rotation of the roller, a plate hinged to an edge of said baseboard and resting on top thereof, said plate having a cut out portion adapted to receive and hold a. first duplicate form on top of said base in a single position in relation to said base, locking means adjacent said out out portion for holding carbon paper over at least a part of said out out portion and over said second duplicate form and for locking an original form on top of said plate and over the cut out portion therein.

4. A triple entry posting board having a permanent writing line comprising a relatively flat wedge-shaped hollow stationary baseboard having a slot in the upper surface near the back edge thereof adapted to receive a second duplicate form when moved from its normal writing position supported on said upper surface, a roller mounted within said baseboard below said slot, pin means on said roller adjacent the ends thereof for gripping the second duplicate form on said roller, a curved guiding means in said baseboard being arranged adjacent the slot and roller for directing said form within the baseboard in the opposite direction from its movement on the top thereof, a guide bar hinged to the upper face of said baseboard and arranged within the slot and adapted to press the form against said roller whereby said roller and pins will move said form across the face of the baseboard upon rotation of the roller, a plate hinged to an edge of said baseboard and resting on top thereof, said plate having a cut out portion adapted to receive and hold a first duplicate form on top of said base in a single position in relation to said base, locking means adjacent said out out portion for holding carbon paper over at least a part of said out out portion and over said second duplicate form and for locking an original form on top of said plate and over the cut out portion therein.

5. A triple entry posting board having a permanent writing line comprising a relatively flat wedge-shaped hollow stationary baseboard having a slot in the upper surface near the back edge thereof adapted to receive a second duplicate form when moved from its normal writing position supported on said upper surface, a roller mounted within said baseboard below said slot, pin means on said roller adjacent the ends thereof for gripping the second duplicate form on said roller, a curved guiding means in said baseboard being arranged adjacent the slot and roller for directing said form within the baseboard in the opposite direction from its movement on the top thereof, said roller and pin means being adapted to move said form by a step-wise movement across the face of the baseboard upon rotation of the roller, a plate hinged to an edge of said baseboard and resting on top thereof, said plate having a cut out portion adapted to receive and hold a first duplicate form on top of said base in a, single position in relation to said base, locking means adjacent said out out portion for holding carbon paper over at least a part of said out out portion and over said second duplicate form and for locking an original form on top of said plate and over the cut out portion therein, said baseboard having a slot at the front edge thereof for the movement of the second duplicate form therethrough.

FRED J. KRAEMER, JR.

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